Intelligence Retainer
Continuous threat monitoring and decision support for persistent exposure. Ongoing clarity, not a one-time PDF.
Human-led intelligence by Zika Rakita. Real assessments, not automated feeds.
Former close protection and surveillance operator. Threat intel analyst. Built Sentinel AI for real-world travel and exposure risk.
Typical Triggers
Clients move to a retainer when risk is no longer static.
- Online harassment, stalking, or fixation that changes week to week
- Executive visibility increased: media exposure, controversy, litigation, leadership changes
- Travel, public appearances, or events that create temporary exposure spikes
- Partner, vendor, or employee risk that requires ongoing vetting, not a one-off check
- Country, city, or regional risk that evolves faster than static reports
- Early warning signs appeared, and you want to stay ahead, not react
If any of these persist longer than a few weeks, one-time intelligence stops being enough.
Who This Is For
This exists for situations that do not resolve in a single decision cycle.
- The threat is persistent: stalking, harassment, fixation, hostile attention
- Your exposure changes weekly: executive travel, market entry, instability, industry pressure
- You are tired of alert noise and want signal you can act on
- You need someone to watch the edges so your team can focus
Blunt reality: If your exposure is ongoing, a one-time briefing is outdated the day it lands.
Retainer Includes
Continuous monitoring with analysis and judgment. No auto-feeds.
Scope can include OSINT collection, vendor/partner vetting, exposure mapping, and ongoing checks. Included in the retainer, not sold separately.
What I Actually Monitor
This is scoped monitoring tied to people, places, and decisions, not keywords.
- Named-entity monitoring: executives, family, company, key locations
- Threat indicators: doxxing signals, fixation behavior, harassment patterns
- Narrative and media shifts: reputational threat, hostile coverage, pressure campaigns
Open-source and client-provided context only. No private account intrusion.
Scope is defined at onboarding. I do not watch "everything". I watch what can actually hurt you.
How Alerts Work
You are not buying a firehose.
Deliverables
What This Is Not
Clear disqualifiers to keep the signal clean.
Retainer Options and Pricing
Intelligence Retainer: $1,497/month
3-month minimum | Small roster. Limited capacity.
The minimum exists for continuity: small roster, consistent coverage, and real trend detection.
Includes
- Continuous monitoring and escalation support
- 2 custom briefings/month
- Quarterly trend analysis
Monitoring runs continuously. Direct client comms and escalations follow the agreed protocol.
What counts as a briefing:
A concise PDF (1 to 3 pages) with a clear summary, threat assessment, and recommended actions. Optional 15 to 30 minute call included when context or decisions require it.
Add-ons (if needed)
- 24-hour sprint brief
- Additional briefings
- Multi-principal coverage
- Multi-region expansion
Add-ons only when the scope truly changes.
If you want "monitor everything," this is not the service.
If scope changes, I propose it first. You approve it. Nothing is automatic.
What This Replaces
Most clients come to me after one of these fails:
Case Study (Redacted)
Family stalking threat identified and contained
Signal
Repeated contact attempts across multiple platforms combined with escalation in language tone and threat specificity. Behavior pattern shift from observation to probing.
Action
Coordinated documentation strategy, platform-by-platform reporting, account hardening checklist, and exposure reduction roadmap. Secondary actor surfaced through open-source intelligence and was tracked for escalation indicators.
Outcome
Contact ceased within 8 days of coordinated action. No offline approach occurred. No further escalation. Retainer continues as preventive monitoring with adjusted scope.
No travel changes were necessary; the threat was contained through documentation and exposure hardening, not operational disruption.
Note: No names, locations, or sensitive operational detail. Assessment was via open-source intelligence and client context. No on-site work required.
Key point: The win was not the PDF. The win was catching movement early and acting fast.
Process
Boundaries
Retainer FAQ
How This Connects to Other Services
Same intelligence. Different posture.
- One-time decision or event: Intelligence Reports
- Persistent person-focused threat: Executive Threat Management
- Exposure reduction and hardening: Digital Resilience
- Time-sensitive incidents: Crisis Support
This retainer can pull from multiple disciplines, but you are buying one thing: continuous intelligence coverage tied to your exposure.
The retainer exists when risk does not end after a PDF.
If your exposure is persistent, your intelligence must be continuous.
Request access. I'll review fit and scope. If aligned, we schedule a call.
Questions? info@zikarisk.com